Busan Infrastructure Corporation is accelerating innovation in public facility operations by placing artificial intelligence at the forefront of its strategy. The organization aims to build the foundation for a "smart safe city" through direct participation in research and development verification rather than simple technology adoption.
The corporation announced on the 5th that it has designated this year as the inaugural year for AI priority projects and will pursue full-scale AI-based R&D verification. To achieve this, the corporation has established a "Three-Pillar AI·R&D Strategy."
First, the corporation secured human resources and institutional foundations for government R&D project participation. Through the online Integrated Research Information System (IRIS), all 11 employees in the AI Technology Innovation Team—the dedicated unit for AI innovation—have been registered as "science and technology personnel (national researchers)." This enables the corporation to function as an official research institution capable of conducting national R&D collaborative research and projects.
The corporation plans to establish a structure for independently planning, researching, and verifying AI-based safety and management technologies applicable to public facility operations. The vision includes directly designing and validating field-oriented AI solutions for facility safety inspections, maintenance, and anomaly prediction.
The second strategy involves discovering AI and software verification models in the environmental sector. The corporation is participating in the "2026 Small and Medium Environmental Enterprise Commercialization Support Project" to expand AI·ICT-based verification models linked to public facility operations. This program supports technology commercialization for small and medium enterprises with excellent environmental technologies, with recent expansion in environmental AI·ICT support within the green new industry sector. The corporation plans to integrate this with public service innovation to enhance field applicability.
The third pillar focuses on advancing disaster response for high-rise and complex facilities. The corporation has completed its application to participate in the "AI-based Integrated Complex Disaster Management Platform" verification project, part of a new initiative for "Digital Platform Technology Development for Complex Disaster Management in High-rise Complex Facilities." The core objective is building an integrated platform that uses AI to predict, analyze, and respond to complex disaster situations including fires and safety accidents. The corporation will verify technological effectiveness based on accumulated facility operation data.
Through this AI-based R&D verification, the corporation plans to progressively advance facility safety management, digitally transform disaster response systems, and internalize AI technology within public institutions. The goal extends beyond technology adoption to accumulating AI capabilities within the organization and establishing a sustainable smart operation system.
"AI-based research, development, and verification represent a core strategy that simultaneously enhances public facility safety and operational efficiency," said Lee Sung-rim, Chairman of the corporation. "We will accelerate digital transformation to realize smart public services that citizens can tangibly experience."